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i": Bernal of said province had an engage- TIIE SAN FRANCISdO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1896. 3 ONCERTAINTY 45 70 WACED'S DEATH : Reported Engagement With the Insurgent Leader in Matanzas. Demise of the Gallant Antonio Asserted in Order to Influ- ence Congress. ‘Butcher - G-nerz1 Weyler Compli- mented by the Queen Regent, Who Seems to Approve His Tactics. KEY WEST, Fra, Dec. 17.—Passengers by the Olivette last night report great un- “euasiness is feit in Havana on account of uncertainty of Maceo’s death. It is re- yorted on good authority that General - Prats, commander of Matanzas province, has notified General Weyler by telegram . -to cease all demonstrations on account of . the death of Maceo and that General ment Tuesday week with Maceo, who had 5000 men with him. The Spaniards report a victory as usual. Passengers “’state that the report of Maceo’s death is well’ undcrstood in Havana ana that it ::was made up by order of the home gov- ernment to influence the Congress of the United States. There was the wildest kind of excitement on the dock last night ‘avhen this statement was made. The eruiser Raleigh returned yesterday after- noon from her chase aiter the Three Friends. It isreported that they did not s“e anything of her. It is reported on good authority that a small boat landed at this port from the Three Friends about 4 o’clock. HAVANA, Cusa, Dec. 17.—The bulletin issued by the Goverament to-day regard- ing engagements of the troopsis unim- portant. | A correspondent at Guanajay reports | that the forces under Major La Costa have captured at Mosquito Beach a Spanish deserter, who belonged to the Alfonso Thirteenth Battalion. The prisoner says that he was forced to join Maceo’s forces »ir, Pinar del Rio. He repeats the story that Maceo did not cross the trocha on | land, but went by sea around the northern énd of it. After landing in the province of Havana Maceo met the forces of Lieu- fenant Vasquez, who was waiting at Mos- quito Beach, between Mariel and Banes. | Tha prisoner complains that he was m‘\ treated by the rebels. His story is con- | sidered suspicious, and he will be tried by A court-martial. The Queen Regent has sent a dispateh | to Captain-General Weyler compliment- | :“ing him upon the result of his campaign | against the insurgents. { . Advices from the province of Pinar del | Rio are to the effect that several Spanish bdttalions have penetrated to the interior of the hills, in places that were consid- ered impregnable by the rebels. The in- surgents had disappeared, so the troops burned the huts that bad been occupied by them. A number of horses and cattle were captured. The officers commanding in Pinar del Rio have no idea of the pres- ent locality of the rebels in that province. Scouting parties have failed to learn their wiereabouts, but the military profess to believe that their abandonment of almost unassailable positions is proof of the dis- organization that has followed the death of Maceo. Indications pcint to rebel parties hav- ing entered the province of Matanzas. | Their trails show the direction in which | they have gone and a Spanish column is foliowing in their track. It is believed that a concentration is intended in Santa | Clara province of rebels from the east and west. The Government says it is watch- ing the movements and so far as can be gathered from outside sources it is doing little besides watching to prevent the reb- els from carrying out their plan. A colored woman named Francisca Her- rara has been tried by court-martial here on a charge of rebellion. The prosecritor asked that she besentenced to death. The sentence of the court-martial, if it has been passed, has not been made public. The Diario de la Marina continues to publish protests against the stories printed in the United States regarding the man- ner in which 'Maceo met hisdeath. It maintains that the rebel leader was shot | in open battle. In a leader it says, with “an unconscious reflection on the Spanish character, that the stories of assassination reflect more to the discredit of Maceo in accepting the alleged invitation to parley than to diminishing the tame, honor and chivalry of the Spaniards. In this sentence the Diario de !a Marina shows unintentionally that in its opinion Maceo did not in trusting to a Spanish flag of truce show the intelligence ex- pected of him. La Lucha bitterly comments upon the . news received from the United States and claims that the American sympathy for ihe rebels is due to a subsidized press. It says that the Government is responsible for not empioying the press the same as the insurgents, adding that if it did so it would find the newspapers a powerful medium for the defense of the Spanish cause. iy RUINED BY THE SPANIARDS. Destruction of Francisco Seiglie’s Plan- tation by Order of Weyler. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—Another instance of an American citizen, once wealthy, who bas been ruined by the war in Cuba, is afforded in the case of Fran- cisco Seigle in this city, who, less than ten months ago, was one of the richest sugar-planters in that unfortunate island, but who to-day ‘is practically penniless. His name is brought into prominence by a decision jnst rendered by Judge Roger A. Pryor in the Supreme Court in a case in which the New York Life Insurance Company was the defendant. Mr. Seigiie, while a Cuban by birtb, is an American by naturalization. He has spent much time in this eity, where he and his wife have many friends. His money was invested in a sugar vlantation in the province of Santa Ciara. The plantation was one of the largest I.n that part of the island, including the pri- vate residence of the proprietor and his family, and was estimated to be wortn about $1,000,000. The break- ing out of the revolution affected Mr. Seiglie’s business, but he continuefl to carry on his plantation. General Maceo gave him permission, as well as other owners of plantations, to grind sugar, on their agreement to pay a certain amount of taxes to the Cuban Government. His acceptance of Maceo’s offer aroused the | arms and six months’ provisions. anger of Captain-General Weyler, who de- clared that if he and other American planters did not cesse making sugar he would destroy their plantations.. Mr. Seiglie, like many others, refu_sed tostop overating his plantation, relying on his rights as an American citizea. About the end of April last the Spanish troops appeared at the plaptation and began burning the cane, which repre- sented hundreds of thousands of dollars in value. Soon afterward Mr. Sei fusing to accede to Weyler's repeated threats against him and otber American planters in particular, was visited by a Spanish officer, who said that General Wey- ler had ordered that every building on the plantation should be burned. Tken the Spaniards fired all the buildings, and in a short time not a stick was left standing. The homeless family sought refuge in the town of Sague la Grande. About the only thing Jeft to Mr. Sieglie on which he could raise money for the support of himself and family was a life insurance policy for $5000 in ihe New York Life Insurance Company, Which‘he had taken out in April, 1875. The policy was made in favor of bis wife. Mr. Seiglie came to this city to arrange with the insurance company for a loan on the policy. The company was not desir- ous of adopting his proposition unless certain legal points were settled, but agreed to advance Mr. Seiglie $1650 on the policy if the court held it legal. In his statement to the court Mr. Seiglie:said that the money he sought to borrow was necessary for the support of his wife and children. Judge Pryor has decided that the loaning of the money to Mr. Seiglie does not in any way affect the policy. Mr. Seiglie has filed a claim against the Spanish Government for the destruction of his plantations. OF THE LEAGUE. Who Demand Recognition for the Cuban Patriots. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—Colonel Kthan Allen, president of the Cuban League of the United States, which was organized the other evening by a number of prominent New Yorkers at the Fifth- avenue Hotel, issued an address to the public to-day, in which he sets forth the principles and purposes of the organiza- tion. The address, after reviewing the struggle in Cuba from its inception to the present time, says: We are charged before the world with im- potency in not protecting our own citizens against Spanish violence on the Cuban soil and in hushing our indignation at unnum- bered cruelties in Cuba, while millions ot American capital invested there is gradually disappearing, which would be saved by the intervention of this Government. Fellow citizens, it1s due to ourselves as well as to Cuba that this record should be reversed. This has not been our record hitherto and we are persuaded will not remein so now when an appeal is made to the humanity as well as to the material interest of our people. We do not propose, nor is it necessary to violate our law But if the laws stand in the way then change the laws. We, the people, are the source of power and may dictate what the law shall be and therefore cannot shield ourselves ind the statutory phraseclogy from the odium of not fulfilling our uatural obligations toward a people struggling to be free. Let us so speak that the executive of this AN APPEAL Citizens Nation and our representatives in Corgress | shall recognize Cuban independence and all | will be well. We are not required tc raise bat- talions of men nor to furnish ships of war, but we are called upon to deciare that the heart of this Nation is with the ovpressed Cubans, and then with her independence scknowl- edged her unermed heroes may obtain from us, as required, the equipments of war, as Spain has done herctotore, and thus we blaze way for a final victory as surely to triumph the end right triumphs oyer wrong. The leagne asks for subscriptions throughout the United States in aid of the patriots, which may be sent to Hon. Darwin R. James, the treasurer, 203 Broad- way, New York. The league will hold a grand mass-meeting in Cooper Union, Monday, December 21. g, FOR “CUB4 LIBRE.) Two Hundred Filibusters ILeady ‘o De- 'part From Denver. OMAHA, NEBR., Dec. 17.—The Western roads bave received a request from Den- ver to furnish rates on a party of 200 men from Denver to a Gulf of Mexico port. Thnis party of men has been gathered in Colorado and is destined for Cuba, where theéy will assist the insurgents in fighting under Gomez for **Cuba Libre.” One of the Omaha roads refused to give a rate, stating that it is a business that it does not care to handle, for th= reason that it mignt lead to trouble with the Govern- ment. The cheapest rate from Denver to a gulf port is $31 75—to Galveston. The request for the rate says that the party desires to leave Denver at once. There is considerable speculation as to whether or not the Government would permit a body of 200 men to traverse the country without interruption, when it was destined for an- other country with the .avowed intention of fighting. The men who have gone to Cuba pre- viously have gone in threes and feurs, so as not to attract attention. The Denver party is the largest vet organized to go in a body. After arrival at a Gulf port the cost of transportation to Cuba would be borne by the Junta. GO TO FIGHT FUR CUBA. Eighty- Five Port Angeles Young Men Will Shoulder Muskets. PORT ANGELES, WasH., Dec. 17.—The Cuban Junta has a representative in this city who ‘has succeeded in recruiting eighty-five young men for the Cuban army. They are prepared to leave for the East on receiving transportation, which has been promised them by the New York Junta, and it is authoritativaly stated that they will be joined by several other com- panies which have been organized on the Sound. The plans as outlined by the New York Junta are that they shall proceed to St. Louis, where they will be supplied with Their destination from that point is kept secret, but they are promised safe transportation to Cuba. In the event of the success of the insurgent army those who enlisted are to receive a tract of land, the extent of which is to depend upon its value, but to be not less than eighty acres. This land is to be supplied by the contiscation of the property of Spanish planters. Agricul- tural implements are also promised for working the land. Ll NEBEASKA'S WAR SPIRIT. Governor Holcomb I'ledges His People to the Support of Cuba. LINCOLN, Neer, Dec. 17.—Governor Holcomb to-day made public his attitude concerning the Cuban insurgents and the alleged assassination of General Maceo. He said: “The belligerent rights of Cuban revolutionists should be recognized by our Government. Their valiant fight so long continued to free themselves from the yoke of European oppression entitles them to the sympathy of every American.”’ The Governor declared that in the event of war with a foreign ration Nebraska could furnish 1200 arilled and organized troops, and that 200,000 stood ready to de- fend the country’s honor. Major Fehet, United States army, of the Governor’s staff, who is familiar with Cuban and Spanish warfare, questions the accuracy of the report that Maceo was as- sassinated under a flag of truce. SR T AR INDIGNANT DENIALS. Published Statement .iw horized by the Spanish Government. MADRID, Srarx, Dec. 17.—The Spanish Government has authorized the publica- tion by the newspapers here of a state- ment declaring that the rumors that Gen- eral Maceo was murdered by poison or in any other manner are baseless and ridicu- lous, and asserting that the insurgent leader was killed in a fortuitous encoun- ter between the rebels and the Spanish troops under Mejor Cirujeda. e VOLUNIEELS FEOM IDAHO. Dr. Rooker Organizing a Company at Pecatello. SALT LAKE, Uran, Dec. 17.—A com- pany of volunteers is being organized at Pocatello, Idaho, by Dr. C. N. Rooker, to g0 to Cuba to join the insurgents. Fifty men, fully armed and ecuipped, will be ready to leave for New York on Saturday, whence, the plan is, they will sail for Floriaa, ostensibly to work in the mines, but in reality to be landed on the island of Cuba. Rooker is a noted Western char- acter, a dead shot and of unquestioned bravery. He will head the band, and claims to be in possession of authority from prominent gubnns in the East to or- ganize a company of troops to fight for Cuban independence. Enlistment of Men. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 17.—It is said at the Department of Justice that no new instructions have been sent to United States Marshals and District Attorneys concerning the enlistment of men for service against the Spanish forces in Cuba. Instructions covering this subject were sent out last spring, and officers of this department who are acting in the matter ac present are taking proceedings, accord- ing to statements made to-day, on the ba- sis of those orders. It is likely, however, that the attention of marshals and attor- neys will be invited anew to the previous directions. —_——— Drake farors ths Cubans. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 17.—Governor F. M. Drake gave out an interview to-day in which he says he thbinks it is time for the United States to recognize the inde- pendence of Cuba. The Governor speaks warmly of the Cuban cause, and is anx- ious to aid the patriots. Adjutant-General Wright 1s flooded with letiers from men who want arms to zo to the front. Gov- ernor Drake denies the rumor that he court-martialed Captain George P. Guoyot, his chief engineer, wno is raising a regi ment to go to the front to aid Cuba. He is in sympathy with Guoyot. CONDUCTED WITH SECRECY. Very Few People in Honolulu Knew:Any- thing About the Depariure of the Ex-Queen. HONOLULU, Hawam, Dec. 10.—The United States ship Alert, to relieve the Adams, arrived December 9, twenty-one days from S8an Francisco. The ex-Queen’s departure last week was conducted with extreme secrecy. Oa her way to the ship she called to say good-by to President Dole, which was the first in- timation of her intention of going. . Only hali a dozen friends in the secret were at the ship to see her off. Nothing has transpired as to her real errand on this visit, which is made ostensibly for change and health, although 1n the winter, which is likely to be severe on her. A belief pre- vails that she hopes to be able to make her personal influence effective against annexation. Interest here in her move- ments seems o be feeble. The ol Annexation Club, which became defunct after Blount’'s visit, was reorgan- ized on the 4th, L. A. Thurston being chosen president. Interest in annexation has revived into high activity. Onelead- ing planter, the German millionaire, Isen- burg, strenuously opposes it, solely from the side of sugar and contract labor. Some other planters are with him. The Gov- ernment and most of the white citizens are anxious to secure annexation for the sake cf assured political stability. The anti- American enemies of annexation continue to inflame the native mind against the measure, as being a robbery of their coun- try, their flag and their independence. Alarge body of the more intelligent na- tives regard annexation as the needed safeguard of tireir rights and franchises. Tbhe late census shows a population of 109,009, an increase in six years of 19,019, or2l percent. The increase is chiefly in Japanese. 3 - RETURN OF 4 DIPLOMAT. It Gives Rise to Kumors Regarding the Policy of Kussia, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from Con- stantinople says: The return of the Russian Embassador, M. de Nelidoff, yesterday afternoon created a mild flutter of speculative excitement, as he is the bearer of the latest instruction of the Czar for the future policy of Russia. The general opinion here is that Russia has not changed her policy of firm moral ‘pressure to obtain the necessary reforms, in copjunction with the other powers, but will show equal firmness against force being used. The powers will, in the opinion of a high diplomat, now formulate extensive de- mands, but are prepared to accept much less than they ask tor. A sensational account published in the London Daily Mail representing that a reign of terror is existing here, owing to the arrest of a few young Turks, is wildly imaginative. A dispaich from Canea, Crete, Decem- ber 14, states that the gendarmerie reor- ganization committee has arrived there and has calmed the excitement that was preveiling. —_— HIKSCH’'S sDOPTED BSON, Arnold de Forest Comes to America to ILscape Military Duty. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—A Herald special from New Orleans says: Arnold de Forest of Paris registered a few days ago at the St. Charles Hotel here. It Le- came known yesterday tbat ho is the adopted son of the late Baron Hirsch, the philanthropist and humanitarian, that he is heir to a fortune of about $28,000,000, and that he came to the United States to es- cape military duty in France. De Forest came to New Orleans from Washington, where he was naturalized last week. He speaks English perfectiv. Inaninterview yesterday he said: "1 am the adopted son of the late Baron Hirsch. My "parents were great friends of his, and they died when I was at such a tender age that I cannot remember them. I was educated in England, and came to America 1o es- cape tie French military laws,” TE L Declines to Serve, BERLIN, GerMANY, Dec. 17.—Prince Solms-Hohensolms Lich, who was elected president of the Pruss an Upper House yesterday to succeed the late Prince Stol- berg-Wernigerode, has declined to serve, owing to the fact that he is afflicted with heart troubie, which nécessitates his ab- stention from all excitement. i Now George Haig’s Wife. LONDON, Exe., Dec. 17.—Mrs. J. Cole- man Drayton, daughter of Mrs. William Astor, was married in' St. Columbia’s Church this afternoon to George Haig, member of the firm of Haig & Haig, whisky merchants of London. —————— TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take layative BromoQuinine Tablets. A1l drug gists refund the money if it fails to cure. ‘Lg; SUDDEN DEATH OF A NOTED MAGICIAN Alexander Herrmann Ex- pires in His Private Car ~ While Traveling, From an Early Age He Was Known as the Best in His Line in the World. One of the Last Acts of This Re- markable Man Was to Befriend a Stranded Show. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 17.—Pro- fessor Alexander Herrmann, the magi- cian, who appeared at the Lyceum Theater last night, concluding an engage- ment of three performances, died this moraing from heart disease in his private the purpose of raising funds for the better- meni of his school. H A press dispatch Tuesday brought news that he had raised some $30,000 in Boston. It is hinted, however, that while he is putting in some good work for the school he is also looking over the field and inves- tilgnting as 10 his chances for a Cabinet ace. P The white people here who know Wash- ington best are confident that he has no aspirations to a Cabinet portfolio. They believe the scheme has been got up without his knowledge or consent and that he will discourage'it upon his return to Alabama. Referring to the matter the Tuskaloost Chronicle, the negro organ of the State, has this to say: “We would be pleased to see one of our race high!y ele- vated, but do not think such a thing probable at this time.” -— Fuined at Racetraclks. CINCINNATI, Omro, Dec. 17.—Postoffice Inspectors Leatherman and Homes, who have been examining the books of Post- master J. J. Hetsch of Newport, Ky., report a shortage in his accounts with the | Government of between $5000 and $6000. Hetsch has disappeared, and his where- abouts is unknown. He was a leading citizen of Newport, being president of the Newport Printing and Newspaper Com- pany, pablishers of the Kentucky State Journal, and a prominent me:mber of the German M. E. Church. Hetsch was a frequentor of the local racetracks and is sald 10 have been a liberal bettor. AT A Major McKinley in Chicago. CHICAGO, Irn, Dec. 17.—Major Mec- Kinley arrived in Chicago at 8 o’clock this morning. The trip from Canton was The Late Professor Alexander Herrmann, Greatest of American Prestidigitateurs., car while on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg road on his way to Bradford, Pa., whers he was'fo open an engagement this evening. Professor Herrmann was as well as usual when he left this city this morning at 7:30 o'clock. He had passed the night in his private car and was in bed when word was sent from it to the station-master at Great Valley that he was ill and the attendance of a physician was desired. Before a phy- sician could get to the car Herrmann was dead. The car was taken to Salamanca with the body. When he took leave of Manager Pierce of the Lyceum after the performance last night Herrmann was in apparently perfect health. He was en- tertained at the Genesee Valley Club later and seemed to be all right when accom- panied to his private car by several of his Rochester friends. One of the last acts of Herrmann was to extend financial aid to a stranded theatri- cal company in this city. The “‘Ameri- can Cousin” Company broke up at the Academy here last week and yesterday Mr. Herrmann was made aware of the fact and immediately telephoned the ho- tel where they were stopping to send him the bill of $50 and to tell all the members to come to his show last night and he would have their reiiroad tickets to New York all ready for them. Alexander F. Herrmann was a German. His father was a celebrated physician in his way and bad a very large practice in Paris, where he settled soon after his mar- riage. Herrmann was bora in Paris about 50 years ago. His father was one of the best magicians in Europe, but made no use of his powers in public. Herrmann’s eldest brother adopted magic asa profes- sion when a boy and wanted Alexander to act as his assistant. His father objected and Alexander was kidnaped by his brother and taken to St. Petersburg when he was 11 years of age. Within three years he was far more clever than bis brother and at the age of 14 he ceased to act with him, went alone to Spain and made his debut before the Queen. 3 From this time Herrmann was the rec- ognized master of hand magic. He made his first appearance in America at the Academy of Music, New York, about twenty-five years ago, and since then he took out his papers of citizenship and fixed his permanent residence in this country. e made three tours of the world and possessed medals and tokens from the rulers of almost every nation. He spoke Spanish, German, French, Chi- nese and Russian as well as he did English. He wrote a great deal for newspapers and magazines, built two theaters and was interested in many theatrical ventures, and made and lost a great deal of money in Wall Street. He always traveled in his own parlor car, and carried from four to five horses in a car built for their accommodation. He owned one of the largest steam yachts in the New York Yacht Club and a park and villa on Long Island, and belonged to over 100 clubs in Europe and America. He leased McCall’s Opera-house in Phila- delphia in the fall of 1888 and changed its name to Herrmann's Theater. After hold- ing the playbouse for a year he disposed of it to other persons. He took the old 8an Francisco Minstrel Hall in New York, fitted 1t up at a large expense, and also re- named the place as Herrmanu’s Theater. The building was badly damaged in Janu- ary, 1891, by a fire which dsstroyed the Fifth-avenue Theater. PLANS UF A COLURKED MAN. 1t Is Said That Washington Seeks a Place in the Cabinet. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—A Sun special from Montgomery, Als., says: Booker T. Washington, the negro princi- pal of the State Normal and Industrial College for Negroes at Tuskegee, is being vigorously pushed by his negro friends in Georgia and Alabama for a place in Me- Kinley’s Cabinet. Washington has been in the East for some time, ostensibly for without incident. It was 9 o’clock when Major McKinley left his car. He. was heartily chieered by a large crowd which bad ass-mbled. He was driven to the residence of Captain McWilliams, Major McKinley said this morning that he ex- pected to spend the day quietly with his wife and did not expect to receive any callers of note. el A Fearful Typhus Epidemic. NEW YORK, N. Y., Deo. 17.—A special cable dispatch to the Journal from Vienna says: A fearful typhus epidemic continues to ragein the Austrian naval station of Pola. The streets ars almost deserted, all who are able fleeing from the place. Amusements and even meet- 1ngs in the open air are prohibited. The dead are buried nightly without any ceremony. The number of sick is increas- ing by leaps and bounds, Seven hundred patients are in the naval hospital alone, where there are only six male and eight female attendants, ! sy 7o In Favor of the Government. PHILADELPHIA Pa, Dec. 17.—An opinion was to-day filed by Judge Acheson in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, deciding the cases of Oliver C. Bosbyshell, ex-superintendent of the mint, and his sureties on his bond, in favor of the United States. Last May a verdict was rendered ir: the United States District Court in favor of the United States against the ex-superintendent and the sureties on his $100,000 bond for $14,425. S S5 B Box Butte Has a Candidate. HEMINGFORD, Ngsr., Dec. 17.—Box Butte County nas a fuli-fledzed candidate for Commissioner of Pensions in the per- son of Colonel Williard M. Evans. Mr. Evans stated tnat he considers iis chances very good, and shows a letter from his old comrade and commander, Major McKin- ley. He will leave for Washington in a few days to see Senator Thurston, and will then go, by invitation, to see Mr. McKinley. e % Shot by a Masked Robber. FORT SCOTT, Kans., Dec. 17.—Early last evening a masked man heavily armed, walked into the Missouri Pacific depot at Minden, Mo., and fired two heavy charges from his shotgun into General Brooks’ back and leg. The assassin then robbed the money drawer and escaped. Citizens are u:aurinE the surrounding country. s Agent Brooks is still alive but seriously wounded. s e o Colors for the Marblehead. NEW YORK, N. Y., D:e. 17— The United States cruiser Marblehead was presented with a splendid set of colors, consisting of a large silken American flag and several smaller ones, the cift of ciu- zens of Marblehead, the By State town in whose honor the man-of-war was named. The ceremonies were witnessed by a large party of naval officials. frie 4 Er Death of a Bookkeeper. CHICAGO, ILrL., Dec. 17.—C. M. Bryant, an expert bookkeeper, who was formerly in the employ of Richards & Co., dealers in chemicals at No. 108 Lake street, was found dead in.one of the lounging rooms of G. W. Lvnch’s Turkish bath rooms, under the Sherman House, shortly after midnight, LS Cardinal Gibbons’ New Book. BALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 17.—Cardinal Gibbons’ new book, “The Embassador of Christ,” is out. Oue of the chapters deals with the value of discipline in the various walks of life, especially in religious ques- tions. The cultivation of patriotic feelg in American youth is recommended. i by Murderer Saved From Lynching. PAXTON, IrL, Dec. 17.—A mob from the vicinity of the Geddes murder, in Drummer Township, arrived here last night with the avowed object of lynching Hartman, the prisoner in the County Jait indicted for the murder of Mrs. Geddes. It was foiled by Sheriff Mason, who spirited the yruonn to Champaign for safe keeping. i | STRONG SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE They Cause Terrer in Many Sections of Great Britain. At Windsor and Cheitenham the People Leave Their Homes for Safety. Frantic Rush Into tke Streets, Dur- ing Which One Woman Dies From Fright. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 17.—Two strong shocks of earthquake were felt throughout Wales, the Midlands and the south of England early this morning. The firss shock occurred at 3 o’clock and the second at 5:30. The waves apparently passed from west to east. Houses were violently shaken, beds moved irom their places, doors forced open and furniture overturned. Telegrams from all quarters concur in the statement that the first shock was about thirty seconds in duration and was foilloxed by a’loud rumbling noise and minor tremblings of the earth. The sec- ond shock was shorter but more severe. At Windsor, Cheltenham and some other places the shock was so severe that people rushed out of the houses ina panic, but no one was hurt. The cathediral at Hereford was some- what damaged, but no other serious dam- age was reported. Hereford Cathedral was begun in 1079 and was finished in 1448, but there have been two restorations of the old structure, one in 1842 and one in 1863. At Hereford there was a rumbling sound, followed by two crashes. Men and women rushed franticatly from their bounses into the streets. One woman died {rom fright. At Ruthin the shocks were accompanied by thunder and lightning, and for fifteen seconds there was a distinct movement of the earth. At Liverpoo! the shocks were followed by thunder, lightning ana hail. There were similar manife-tations at_ Bridge North, where the streets se~med on fire for several seconds. Aditer this there was a violent report, followed by a heavy shock. Only a slight quaking sensation was feltat Manchester, Birmingham and in the northwestern part of London. The damage was not very serious anywhere. 54D SUICIDE OF With Litile Talent She Had an Ambition to B: a Great musician. NEW YORK, N. Y., D.c. 17.—A special cable to the Journal from Berlin says: The pathetic suicide of Bertha Chickholm, a 19-year-oid music student from Iowa, who drowned herself recently at Weimar, has created a deep impression localiy. The young girl, who had been present during the day at the festival of the Histrionic Society, suifered, so friends say, from hereditary melancholy, which was recently increated by the corsciousness that she had no chance to become a prominent ar- tist, her talent being mediocre, aithough her ambition was very great. Her body will be removed to her home in Iowa. e Spread of the Philippine Revolt. LONDON, Exe., Dec. 17.—The Times will print to-morrow a dispatch from Singapore saying that the Spanish troops now stationed on the islands composing the Phiiippine group will be withdrawn and concentrated in ana about Manilla, the capital of the islands. The rebels, according to this dispaich, number 50,000. The defenses of Caval will also be strengthened. The country is full of sedi- tion, and several soldiers bave been shot at Mindanao for mutiny. The European residents of Manilla nhsve formed a com- mirtee for the protection of their lives and property. 4 GIRL, KEW TO-DAY! Budding time— the time when girl- hood blossoms into ‘womanhood —is a trying period in every woman’s life. Much depends on the care and the ptreatment given then—a lifetime of healthy happiness, or years of suffer- ing sickness. * ‘o bring girls safely through this critical period, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription has been found an un- failing aid. Itisa preparation of strongly tonic pro- rties. It puts the whole body & into good condi- tion and is particularly efficacious in its action on the peculiarly feminine nism. There is no sort of female trouble that it will not correct if it is taken in time. Thousands of the worst possible cases have been cured by it. It works in a perfectly natural way, and drives out disease by building up the strength and purifying the whole system. - Many modest women and girls suffer unspeakable torments because they dread telling their troubles to a phy- sician. They fear the almost inevitable examinations and ‘‘local treatment.” These things are usually wholly un- necessary. B : Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription will do what not one doctor in a hundred can do—it will cure. In our 168 page book entitled *“Woman and Her Diseases,” are hundreds of testimonials to its won- derful efficacy. = ¥ The book will be sent free in plain envelope on receipt of this notice with ten ceats to part pay postage. Address, WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDI- CAL ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. In Old Grist Mill Wheat Coffee you get the flavor of REAL coffee WITHOUT its injurious effect. That’s why it’s a success. Ask your grocer for a package. Be- ware of cheap imitations. POTTER & WRIGHTINGTON, Boston, Mass. NEW 7T0-DAY. It's one of those thinds he'll like—a Smoking Jaclet. You know each season fashion chandes and the stock we have is a brand new one and the lardest in all San Francisco. In fact we show more Smoking Jackets than all the other stores combined. Some awfully swell Jack- ets in velvets, richly Zdotten up, in navy, seal brown and Sarnet. Some clever ideas in Cor- duroys, in tan, Zdarnet, navy and seal brown. Some awfully swell Smoking Jackets in navy and seal brown at $3.25. Some very clever ideas in High-class Loungding Robes. Don’t you buy a Jacket or @ Lounging Robe until yow see ours, until yow Jet our prices. (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, 9,11, .18, 15 ‘Kcm‘ny St. AT AUCTION TUESDAY, TUESDAY DECEMBER 22, 1893, At 12 o’clock noon, AT OUR SALESROOH, 638 MARKET ST. Market-Street Improved Property. Northwest line Market st.. 114:6 feet southwest of Franzlin; large lot. extending through to Page st.: improvements on the Market-st. front; also on the Page-st. front. This piece of property is improv.ng everv day aud scon will be worth £3000 per front foot. Tt is in the first block beyond Van Ness avenueand i1 the march of elegant im- provements. A big chance for & speculator or capitalist. Examine this; lot 27:6x104:10, through 1o Page st., which it fronts 21:9 feet. Downtown Property—Improved. South line (Nos. 60714 and 609) Pine st., 137:6 feet west of Grantave.: tront building, & storles, 27 rooms and bath: rear building, 2 stories, 10 rooms; well bulit, in fine condition: always rented; rent $120; cement walks; basalt rock on Pine st.; lot 34:415x137:6 feet. Residence Lot Near Market Street. South line of Clinton Park, 155 east of Dolores st., and near Market st.; lot ready for bullding: pléasant surroundings: examine this; must be so0ld; Castro-st. cable; lot 25x75 feet. Nob Hill Residence. North line (No. 1818) of Pine st.. 56 feet east of Octavia: 2-story bay-windowed residence of 9 rooms and bath; basement; cement sidewalk and garden walks; bituminous street; everything in splendid shape; large lot. 28x147:6 feet. Golden Gate Park Residence. East line (No. 216) of Ashbury st. 100 feet north of Fell; handsome 2-siory bay-windowel residence; 7 rooms and bath: high basement: in fiue condition; cement-stone’ wak: iron fence: brick foundation: fine home; ore-haif b ock from ;,'olden Gate Park; several cable roads; lo: 25x108 eet. Magnificent Corner Lot. Southwest carner of Pacific and Jones sts.; all ready to improve; would pav well with stores be- low an'! fluts above; good location for business: Pacific st. in basalt rock and cement-stone walk; Jackson and Hyde st cables; large coraer lot, 60x52:4 feet. Probate Sale. Northwest 1ine (No. 538) of Howard st.. 423 feet south of First; improvements, 2 dwellings of J0and 4 rooms. ‘Ihis is close to business prop- erty and Howard st. must 5000 become a business street; plenty of carlines: lot 25x85 teet. Oak-Street Business Property, Near Golden Gate Park. K oiden Gate Park: impioved with stores below and flats above: rent aul'xiv: examine these; must be soid; 2 lots, 25x137:6 feet. Mission Heights—Co' tage. West line (No. 164) of tlara ave. 168 feot north of Eighteentu st., near Douglass; pretty bay-window cottage of 5 rooms and bath: street sewered, graded aud macadamized; cement walk ana fron fencing: examine this; Eighteenth-st. electric-cars: lot 28x136 feet. For Catalogues, Terms, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO,, Office and Salesrooms 638 Market St. BLECTRIC BELTS 2 2 4 Are good things 1t prop. erly made: but thera (1 & no sense in paying a atsh price for a poor articls siniply becavse soms al- vertising = “quack” _ae- mands i&. cuy no Bel: Ull_you see vr. Pierce's. B Book Free. Call o¢ address DR. PIX OB & SON, 704 Sacrameats .., cor. Kearny, S. K. SN TR 4 Branch Office 640 Market st., S F. Weak Menand Women SHOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican Remedy: gives Health amd Strengih to the Sexual Orzans.